1936 in film

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The following is an overview of 1936 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1936 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1936
Rank	Title	Studio	Box office gross rental
1	The Great Ziegfeld	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	$3,089,000[1]
2	San Francisco	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	$2,868,000[2]
3	The Plainsman	Paramount Pictures	$2,278,000[3]
4	After the Thin Man	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	$1,992,000[1]
5	Modern Times	United Artists	$1,800,000[4]
6	Anthony Adverse	Warner Bros.	$1,783,000[5]
7	Strike Me Pink	United Artists/Samuel Goldwyn Productions	$1,700,000[4]
8	Rose Marie	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	$1,695,000[1]
9	Swing Time	RKO Radio Pictures	$1,624,000[6]
10	Libeled Lady	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	$1,601,000[1]

Events

January 9 – Silent screen icon John Gilbert, perhaps best known for his appearances in films such as The Merry Widow and The Big Parade, dies suddenly of a heart attack at his Bel Air home, aged 38.
February 15 – first Republic serial, Darkest Africa, is released.
May 29 – Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film, Fury, starring Spencer Tracy and Bruce Cabot, is released.
September 14 – Film producer Irving Thalberg, often referred by many as the "Boy Wonder of Hollywood", dies from pneumonia at his home in Santa Monica, aged 37.

Academy Awards

Top Ten Money Making Stars

Rank	Actor/Actress
1.	Shirley Temple
2.	Clark Gable
3.	Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
4.	Robert Taylor
5.	Joe E. Brown
6.	Dick Powell
7.	Joan Crawford
8.	Claudette Colbert
9.	Jeanette MacDonald
10.	Gary Cooper

A poll of the top Western stars was also published for the first time.[8]

Rank	Actor/Actress
1.	Buck Jones
2.	George O'Brien
3.	Gene Autry
4.	William Boyd
5.	Ken Maynard
6.	Dick Foran
7.	John Wayne
8.	Tim McCoy
9.	Hoot Gibson
10.	Buster Crabbe

1936 film releases

Notable films released in 1936

Serials

Comedy film series

Harold Lloyd (1913–1938)
Charlie Chaplin (1914–1940)
Lupino Lane (1915–1939)
Buster Keaton (1917–1928)
Laurel and Hardy (1927–1940)
Our Gang (1922–1944)
Harry Langdon (1924–1936)
Wheeler & Woolsey (1929–1937)
The Marx Brothers (1929–1946)
The Three Stooges (1933–1962)

Animated short film series

Felix the Cat (1919-1936)
Krazy Kat (1925–1940)
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (1927–1938)
Mickey Mouse (1928–1953)
Silly Symphonies
- Elmer Elephant
- Three Little Wolves
- Toby Tortoise Returns
- Three Blind Mousketeers
- The Country Cousin
- Mother Pluto
- More Kittens
Screen Songs (1929–1938)
Looney Tunes (1930–1969)
Terrytoons (1930–1964)
Merrie Melodies (1931–1969)
Scrappy (1931–1941)
Betty Boop (1932–1939)
Popeye (1933–1957)
ComiColor Cartoons (1933-1936)
Happy Harmonies (1934–1938)
Color Rhapsodies (1934–1949)
Rainbow Parades (1935-1936)
Meany, Miny, and Moe (1936–1937)

Births

January 22 – Nyree Dawn Porter, English actress (d. 2001)
January 27 – Troy Donahue, American actor (d. 2001)
January 28 – Alan Alda, American actor
February 11 – Burt Reynolds, American actor (d. 2018)
February 14 – Andrew Prine, American actor
February 29 - Alex Rocco, American actor
March 1 – Georgina Spelvin, born Shelley Graham, American pornographic film actress
March 5 – Dean Stockwell, American actor
March 19 – Ursula Andress, Swiss actress
May 1 – Danièle Huillet, French director (d. 2006)
May 9
- Albert Finney, English actor (d. 2019)
- Glenda Jackson, English actress and politician
May 17 – Dennis Hopper, American actor and performance artist (d. 2010)
May 23 - Charles Kimbrough, American actor
June 4 – Bruce Dern, American actor
July 5 – Shirley Knight, American actress
August 13 – Vyjayanthimala, Indian actress, politician, dancer and singer
August 18 – Robert Redford, American actor and director
August 25 – Hugh Hudson, English director
October 9 – Brian Blessed, English actor
October 16 – Irina Demick, French actress (d. 2004)
October 24 – David Nelson, American actor, director and producer (d. 2011)
November 9 – Teddy Infuhr, American child actor (d. 2007)
November 27 – Joel Barcellos, Brazilian actor (d. 2018)
December 8 – David Carradine, American actor and martial artist (d. 2009)
December 10 – Howard Smith, American journalist, director and producer (d. 2014)
December 22 – Hector Elizondo, American actor
December 23
- Frederic Forrest, American actor
- James Stacy, American actor (d. 2016)
December 25 – Ismail Merchant, Indian film producer (d. 2005)
December 29 – Mary Tyler Moore, American actress (d. 2017)

Deaths

January 9 – John Gilbert, American actor (b. 1897)
January 24 – Harry T. Morey, American actor (b. 1873)
February 20 – Max Schreck, German actor (b. 1879)
February 28 – Justus Hagman, Swedish actor (b. 1859)
April 6 – Väinö Lehmus, Finnish actor (b. 1886)
June 17 – Henry B. Walthall, American actor (b. 1878)
July 11 - James Murray, American actor (b. 1901)
September 14 – Irving Thalberg, American film producer (b. 1899)
October 17 – Suzanne Bianchetti, French actress (b. 1889)

Debuts

Notes

The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
Turk, Edward Baron (1998). Hollywood Diva: A Biography of Jeanette MacDonald. University of California Press. pp. 364-365. ISBN 0-520-21202-9.
"All-Time Film Rental Champs". Variety. October 15, 1990.
Finler, Joel Waldo (2003). The Hollywood Story. Wallflower Press. pp. 356–357. ISBN 978-1-903364-66-6.
Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 16 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
Richard Jewel (1994) 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931–1951', Historical Journal of Film Radio and Television, Vol. 14 No. 1, p.55
"The Biggest Money Making Stars of 1936". Motion Picture Herald. Quigley Publishing Company. January 9, 1937. p. 13. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
"Exhibitors Name Biggest Western Draws". Motion Picture Herald. Quigley Publishing Company. January 9, 1937. p. 18. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

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[Mannix-1] The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.

[HollywoodDivaBook-2] Turk, Edward Baron (1998). Hollywood Diva: A Biography of Jeanette MacDonald. University of California Press. pp. 364-365. ISBN 0-520-21202-9.

[AllTime-3] "All-Time Film Rental Champs". Variety. October 15, 1990.

[HollywoodStoryBook-4] Finler, Joel Waldo (2003). The Hollywood Story. Wallflower Press. pp. 356–357. ISBN 978-1-903364-66-6.

[5] Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 16 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551

[rko-6] Richard Jewel (1994) 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931–1951', Historical Journal of Film Radio and Television, Vol. 14 No. 1, p.55

[1936Poll-7] "The Biggest Money Making Stars of 1936". Motion Picture Herald. Quigley Publishing Company. January 9, 1937. p. 13. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

[8] "Exhibitors Name Biggest Western Draws". Motion Picture Herald. Quigley Publishing Company. January 9, 1937. p. 18. Retrieved April 24, 2018.